Lecturing

• 2024 - 2014 - Lecturing at numerous universities, festivals and music and cultural events in Ireland, Europe and USA.
• 2014 - Lecturing in Traditional music on an all-genre music module for the USIT International Summer School, Trinity, College Dublin.
• 2012 – [12] Lecturing in Irish Traditional music (MA and BA levels; full time sabbatical stand-in; academic), University of Newcastle on Tyne, Folk Music degree programme
• 2012- [01-05] – Lecturing in Traditional music studies at Queen’s University, Belfast
• 2011–2003 – Lecturer in Irish Traditional music, Dundalk Institute of Technology, Co. Louth.
• 2011-2009 – Lecturer in Irish music on MPhil Irish Film, Music and Drama, Trinity College Dublin.
• 2010-1996 -  Lectures on Irish music and performance for International summer schools at Trinity College Dublin.
• 2009-10 –Irish music modules devised for Trinity College, Dublin’s MPhil in Irish Film, Music and Drama.
• 2004 Origination and teaching of distance-learning modules on Music and Borderlands on joint University of Ulster / Dundalk Institute of Technology, web-based degree in Borderlands Studies.
• 2003 07-08 Design and delivery of module on traditional music for New York University’s Irish Studies summer school at Trinity College Dublin.
• 2002-3, Development of Traditional  music units for real-time and web-based MA Irish Studies modules, AICH, University of Ulster
• 2003 - 01 Appointed Lecturer in the Regional Musics of Ireland at University of Ulster’s Irish studies unit Academy for Irish Cultural Heritages [AICH]; teaching module in Traditional music to BA and B Mus students at University of Ulster.
• 2001-1999 -  Devising and teaching a six-semester programme (years 1-3) in Irish Traditional music with Ethnomusicological overview at St. Patrick’s Teacher Training College, Drumcondra, Dublin.
• 1999-1994 -  Development of courses in, and lecturing on, 1/ Ethnomusicology (to final year Anthropology); 2/ Irish Traditional music (2nd year Music); 3/International Folk musics and Ethnomusicology (3rd year Music) at National University of Ireland, Maynooth.

Books

• 2024 – 10 TBP Beating Time, the story of the Irish bodhran
• 2024 – 05 TBP Companion to Irish Traditional Music, 3^rd revised and expanded edition
• 2020 - Ón gCos go Cluas - From Dancing to Listening (edited, with Liz Doherty)
• 2019 - Catalogue of the Grace Kelly Irish-American song-score collection
• 2013 - Complete Guide to Learning The Irish Flute, new, revised and expanded edition.
• 2013 - Crosbhealach an Cheoil, 2003 (with Liz Doherty, Therese Smith, Desi Wilkinson, Paul McGettrick, Colette Moloney and Eithne Vallely)
• 2011 - The Companion to Irish Traditional Music  (2nd edition)
• 2011 - The Tailor’s Twist – The Life in Music of Ben Lennon of Kiltyclogher (with Jacques Piraprez Nutan)
• 2008 - A Work of Art—the life and work of painter JB Vallely
• 2008 - Sing up! Comic Songs and Satires of Modern Ireland
• 2008 - Tuned Out – Traditional Music and Identity in Northern Ireland
• 2001 - Together in Time, the life, times and music of John Kennedy of Cullybackey
• 2000 - Retrospective: A visual celebration of the life and works of Armagh painter JB Vallely
• 1999 - Companion to Irish Traditional Music (1st edition)
• 1999 - Crosbhealach an Cheoil—The Crossroads Conference Papers 1996 (ed., with Hammy Hamilton, Liz Doherty, and Eithne Vallely
• 1998 - The Blooming Meadows—the Soul of Traditional Music.(with Charlie Piggott & Nutan)
• 1986 - Timber—The Flute Tutor

Postgraduate Supervision

1. Gerry O’Connor, Luke Donnellan's Music of Oriel (completion 2008 04)
2. Jesse Smith, Realising the Music of Michael Coleman. (completion 2008 04)
3. Jacinta McEvoy, Irish Dance in the National School Curriculum (completion 2010 04)
4. Oisín Mac Diarmada, The Shapes of Melody – Music and Movement (not completed) Funded programme, Strand 1.

Academic events organised

• 2014 06 - Traditional music module on an all-genre music module for the USIT International Summer School, Trinity, College Dublin.
• 2012-06 – Four-day, 80-paper, Academic conference of the North Atlantic Fiddle Convention (NAFCo) at University of Ulster, Derry City
• 2008 01  Postgraduate Seminar, International Council For Traditional Music.
• 2007 01 Round-table seminar of the Irish chapter of the International Council For Traditional Music
• 2003 04 23-27 . Crosbhealach an Cheoil - The Crossroads Conference - Education in Traditional Music. A major international conference held at Magee Campus, University of Ulster, Derry.
• 2003 02  22 Swinging Shoulders, Dancing Feet – Music Traditions among Protestant People in Ireland, day-long seminar, UU York St. campus, Belfast.
• 2003 01 31 High Road and Low Road’, concert of music and song to celebrate Robert Burns, Magee campus UU,  Derry.
• 2002 10 ‘Singing the Walls’ - a tribute to Eddie Butcher. Concert of Traditional singing from Ulster, Lowland Scotland and England, Magee campus, UU, Derry.
• 1996 04 23-27 Initiating organiser of, and committee secretary of Crosbhealach an Cheoil - The Crossroads Conference, a major international forum on innovation and change in Irish Traditional Music; 40 papers, 300 delegates, Dublin, Temple Bar Music Centre.
• 1992 03 Organisation of exchange group of Bulgarian Folk musicians performing throughout Ireland: concerts, TV, radio, schools (four weeks).
• 1989 - Co-ordination and organisation in Miltown Malbay, Co. Clare of museum project of Traditional music, instrumentation and transmission.

Extern examination, consultation, adjudication

• 2022-2014 Chair of various Extern PhD and DBA Viva presentations at Waterford Institute of Technology
• 2013 - Extern examination, Post-grad Traditional music performance, Dublin Institute of Technology.
• 2010-11 - Development of Masters programme in Traditionl musics at Dundalk Institute of Technoloby
• 2010 – Extern examination of MA dissertations, WIT
• 2012-2017 - Assessment of Music initiatives with Arts Council of Northern Ireland
• 20011-2015 Music-grades examiner with London College of music
• 2009 – External PhD examination, Queen’s University, Belfast
• 2008-2003 External Examiner for Traditional music BA, MA & BMus programmes, Waterford Institute of Technology.
• 2005 - 2020 (occasional) -  Member of Assessment panel for Deis, Irish Arts Council Traditional music awards scheme.
• 2005 –1998 Member of selection panel for TG4 Gradam Ceoil - National Traditional Music Award.
• 2004 Consultant to Library of Congress, Washington DC Ireland Exhibition 2007 project.
• 2003 Member of Arts bursaries assessment panel for Co. Mayo Local Arts Office.

Education Projects and Commissions

• 2010 –08 Full time research (PRTLI funded) on web support project for ‘Companion to Irish Traditional Music’
• 2003 03 Consultancy on ‘2007 Ulster Music Exhibition’ at Library of Congress, Washington DC, USA
• 2002 Report - The Arts Council, Local Arts Offices, And Support For Traditional Music’,  Dublin, The Arts Council / An Comhairle Ealaíon.
• 2000 Member, assessment panel for NCEA (National Council for Educational Awards) r/e Institute of Technology, Tralee’s Traditional music programming School of Business Studies and Social Studies.
• 2000 Advisory/consultancy for traditional music centre at Glenarm, Co.  Antrim
• 1998 Design of integrated Traditional Music/Ethnomusicology course for Siamsa Tíre, Tralee  project with Co. Kerry VEC.
• 1997 Arts Council of Ireland- and Sligo Co. Council-sponsored consultancy r/eMichael Coleman Centre, Sligo, on feasibility of establishing as a full music college based in Traditional music, targeted on local, national (third level) and international bases.